a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric |
| the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) |
| the smallest possible unit of anything |
| foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses |
| a relatively small granular particle of a substance |
| dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn |
| a cereal grass |
| 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams |
| 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams |
| a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat |
| the side of leather from which the hair has been removed |